"You know acupuncture, don't you?"

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said.

"Yes, yes."

Xu Changjin nodded again and again, with hope in his eyes.

"Follow me."

Fang Yuan said.

Whether you really know how to acupuncture and massage, you will know when you see Sun Simiao.

It's good to have a doctor in the house, if you have any problems, you can find him directly, and you can find him when there is no problem.

Xu Changjin immediately got up and followed, and another girl also followed.

It was still early, Sun Simiao hadn't slept yet, and was resting in the yard.

Sun Simiao had a separate courtyard and a maid who served him.

Du Miaoyan once told him that if he wanted to ask his children or apprentices to come and live together, he could do so.

But Sun Simiao's idea is that people are old and don't like to live with their juniors, as long as two maids occasionally help with work.

"Doctor Sun hasn't slept yet?"

Fang Yuan walked into the courtyard with a smile.

"Fang Xiaoyou, you didn't sleep either."

Sun Simiao patted the chair next to him and didn't get up.

"Someone sent me two young girls, you can help me see if she can do acupuncture."

Fang Yuan sat down, pointed at Xu Changjin and said.

"Can you do acupuncture?"

"Then you'll have to give it a try."

Sun Simiao was interested and beckoned to the maid.

He is old, and he has seen a lot of female doctors, but female acupuncture is rare.

At such a young age as Xu Changjin, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, he said that he could do acupuncture, which really surprised him.

Soon, the maid approached and brought a pair of acupuncture.

"Just a few stitches."

Sun Simiao pointed at the maid and chuckled.

There is no question, let Xu Changjin play freely.

"Thank you, Dr. Sun."

Xu Changjin took a deep breath and pulled out the silver needle.

In the blink of an eye, I saw Xu Changjin inserting a needle on the back of the maid's hand.

This is just an appetizer, and after a stitch, Xu Changjin twitched again and inserted the needle again.

One needle, two needles, three needles. The nine needles were quickly inserted into the back of the maid's hand.

At a cursory glance, the acupuncture is arranged in an orderly manner, and the length of each needle inserted into the flesh is almost equal.

"Yes, it's a good piece of material."

"Do you want to cultivate? Can be left to me. ”

Sun Simiao laughed.

It's good, but that's it.

In his cognition, there are too many talented people.

Like Xu Changjin, it seems a bit unremarkable.

"You're lucky to be favored by Dr. Sun."

"You should stay in the courtyard with you and listen to Dr. Sun."

Fang Yuan was a little surprised.

But he still left Xu Changjin directly.

Regardless of whether Sun Simiao really took a fancy to Xu Changjin or said something like that for the sake of his own face.

At least for the time being, it's good to leave the two of them to Sun Simiao, and then investigate the background of the two before deciding how to treat them.

"Lord Xie, Lord Xie!"

Xu Changjin and another girl were so excited that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

They thought they were going to die, but they didn't expect to turn around and be left behind, as if they could still be taught.

And Fang Yuan, who is the head of the household, also respectfully calls the other party Dr. Sun, which shows that the identity of this Dr. Sun is not simple.

"Doctor Sun, go to bed early."

Fang Yuan got up and said goodbye to Sun Simiao.

Xu Changjin and another maid were left behind.

The question of accommodation was naturally arranged by Sun Simiao.

After leaving Sun Simiao's courtyard, Fang Yuan returned to his room and told Du Miaoyan about it.

Du Miaoyan expressed surprise at the situation of the third prince of Goguryeo and asked Fang Yuan to investigate the situation in Goguryeo before making a decision.

And so the night passed.

The next day, the representatives of the countries were hung in the Honglu Temple.

The court did not say anything about buying and selling firearms, and almost no one paid attention to them.

On the one hand, it is Li Shimin's meaning, and on the other hand, Fang Yuan and others are indeed very busy.

The Tang Dynasty destroyed Tuyuhun, but there were many things after the war, such as compensating the wounded, storing land, and so on.

There is also the reconstruction of Qingzhou, etc., which are all top priorities, and there are not only envoys from a few countries.

When Fang Yuan and the others ignored the envoys of the various countries, the envoys of the various countries also had their own ideas.

Honglu Temple, in a room.

The envoys of all countries gathered together openly, and they were not at all afraid to be known by the officials of Honglu Temple.

They feel that they will be watched anyway, so there is no need to hide, just get together and watch the surroundings.

"I thought that Datang would not sell us firecrackers."

"Even if they can sell, they won't sell us good things."

Xue Yantuo's envoy was the first to speak.

This temporary gathering is a matter of firecrackers.

Everyone is here because of the firecracker, and now the issue of the firecracker is also being discussed.

"I also don't think Datang will sell it to us."

"They are weapons that scare us, or even destroy us, and there is no reason to sell them to us."

The Western Turkic envoy nodded in deep agreement and said in a deep voice.

It is estimated that except for the three princes of Goguryeo, no one else thinks that the fire gun will be sold to him.

"Since we all agree that the firecracker won't be sold to us, why don't we find a way to get it?"

The Dongying envoy said with a gloomy face.

When the words fell, everyone looked at him with a little disdain in their eyes.

The appearance of the Dongying envoy kneeling in the Taiji Hall yesterday made everyone feel deep contempt.

"I heard that the firecracker has been around for many years, but it has been controlled by the research institute for so many years, which shows how strong the rigor is."

"Therefore, it is impossible to snatch the firecrackers from the research institute, but I heard that the imperial court supports 40,000 firecrackers to go to the battlefield and has not returned yet, so we can consider snatching them from these people."

The Dongying envoy ignored everyone's disdainful glances and continued.

"You can try this!"

"But do we have enough people?"

Everyone looked at each other and bowed their heads.

They have already investigated, and the research institute is surrounded by flat ground with no cover.

At the same time, the research institute is very large, and it is difficult to enter the research institute, and it becomes even more difficult to snatch the firecracker.

But if you can snatch the firearm from somewhere else, it will definitely be better than snatching it from the research institute.

It's just that in the face of the army, people who have not been trained carefully may find it difficult to get in and out of the army safely.

"The Quartet army of the Tang Dynasty has not yet returned, only Li Jing's army is still on the way, and we can completely transfer masters from the country."

The envoy continued to put forward his thoughts.

He had long thought about snatching Datang's firecracker, instead of buying it.

Because buying is destined to be very expensive, so if you can grab it, you can grab it.

If one country is not easy to grab, then join forces with other countries and have to try.

"I agree!"

"Immediately go back with an expedited repair of eight hundred miles!"

The Silla envoy nodded heavily.

Immediately, everyone expressed their position, and finally decided to snatch it five to two.

As for those who did not express their position, Goguryeo and Tubo were the two sides.

"Do you want to be a part of it, or do you want to be alone?"

The Dongying envoy and the others looked at Gao Tianzhi and the others, and said in a deep voice.

It's okay to be involved or to get out of it, but you can't expose it.

"Let's participate, I'll do my best to bring people over."

The Tibetan envoy said in a deep voice.

He disagreed, because the terrain in Tibet was high, and it would take longer for the news to come back, and it was inconvenient to deploy manpower.

"Naturally, I'll participate too."

Gao Tianzhi understands that if he does not participate, he will be isolated.

Soon, the group continued to discuss specific strategies and guidelines in detail.

The fact that the envoys of all countries gathered in one room and did not allow the officials of Honglu Temple to approach was quickly spread, and finally Li Shimin also knew.

"People are not prisoners, what can be the problem of seeing them in private?"

That's what Li Shimin said.

So the people below did not interfere.

Time passed slowly, and the day passed like this.

Chang'an City slowly returned to its usual calm, and there were no more people exchanging banknotes.

The queue in front of Qian Zhuang was no longer as terrible as usual, and the number of people dropped several times.

At the insistence of Fang Yuan and others, the Datang Treasure Banknote finally restored its due credibility.

Lu Xia and others, who were far away in Liaozhou, also completed Fang Yuan's explanation and returned to Chang'an City to report to Fang Yuan.

After three days.

Fang Yuan appeared in the Honglu Temple and summoned the envoys of the Seven Kingdoms.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this official has been busy lately, I'm really sorry."

"Now we have finally prepared 14,000 firearms, and each person can buy up to 2,000."

"Among them, a fire gun five copper coins!"

Fang Yuan said loudly.

A smile slowly looked at the people present.

"Five?!"

Someone exclaimed.

Five runs are one, and two thousand are ten thousand.

It has always been 1,000 copper coins, and 10,000 pieces is 10 million copper coins.

10 million, and my country's annual fiscal revenue is not 10 million.

"No way, our research costs are high!"

"And you know how lethal the firebolt is!"

Fang Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said disapprerovingly.

This price was decided by him, and even Li Shimin did not go through it.

The raw materials for the manufacture of firecrackers and so on are all from the research institute, and only the people in the research institute know about it.

After a few days of deliberation by the research institute, it was finally concluded that the cost of a firearm was close to the usual copper coin.

The cost price is consistent, and there is no problem with selling five times, right?

"Lord Fang, isn't it a little more expensive to have one of the five runs?"

The envoys of the nations sneered.

The lethality of the firecracker is great, but everyone has the firecracker, so there is not much difference.

Moreover, the countries have decided to snatch the Datang firecracker and buy the Datang's firecracker, there is no need, right?

The main reason was that the plan was still being implemented, and they hadn't grabbed the fire gun yet, so they didn't dare to reject Fang Yuan immediately.

"You can understand why you think it's expensive."

"But from research and development to the present, the research institute has put in a lot of painstaking efforts, and it has been made without sleep for many days and nights."

"The cost of raw materials for the manufacture of firecrackers alone is close to four copper coins, and there is not much profit if you count labor."

Fang Yuan said with a sigh.

The envoys of all countries looked at each other, half-believing Fang Yuan's words.

Indeed, it must have taken countless days and nights to make the firebolt.

But what the manufacturing cost, they are full of doubts and feel that it is unlikely.

"Lord Fang, we need to think about it for a few days, and we will write back to ask our king."

Lu Dongzan said in a deep voice.

It's too expensive, and he'd rather wait and see if he can get his hands on it.

It's even better to grab it, not only does it not cost money, but it also has quality assurance.

The envoys of other countries nodded one after another, also trying to stall for time.

"Naturally, you can."

Fang Yuan smiled slightly.

After a casual chat, Fang Yuan was ready to leave.

However, as soon as he took a step, Fang Yuan stopped and turned around.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you."

"The firecrackers on the front line have returned ahead of schedule, if you are interested, you can go to the streets to see what the firecrackers look like."

After Fang Yuan finished speaking, he really left.

The envoys of all the countries were stunned for a moment, and they didn't come back to their senses until Fang Yuan left.

The firecrackers from the front line have returned ahead of schedule?!

So all the hard work of myself and others for so many days has been in vain?!

So now there is only one point, and that is to buy Datang's fire gun at the price of five times?!

The representatives of all the countries were not calm, and after looking at each other, they unanimously decided to go out of Honglu Temple to look at the street.

Soon, the envoys of the nations saw a cart of firearms coming back from outside the city, tied to the chariot and uncovered.

It was as long as a sword, black and shiny, and it was fascinating to watch.

The people already knew that those who were densely surrounded on both sides of the street came to see the firecrackers.

The people already know that it is precisely because of the fire hammer researched by the research institute that Datang won a complete victory in the face of the four countries.

Now, when I finally see the appearance of the firecracker, I want to touch it with my own hands.

However, each carriage carrying the firearms was guarded by two guards armed with firearms.

In addition to this, there was an army escorted outside the motorcade, guarding anyone who approached.

"Damn it!"

"Why did the firebolt return early?!"

"Is there a chance to grab it now?"

"We don't have a chance now, we don't have manpower."

"Damn, it's such a coincidence, we can't have internal ghosts, right?"

"Thinking too much, the firebolt is obviously back a long time ago, before we planned."

The envoys of all countries scolded their mothers one after another, and they were so angry that they couldn't do it.

They have been staying up late for the past few days to discuss the countermeasures for the robbery.

But now it sees, all efforts have been in vain, because the firebolt has returned.

Nowadays, if you still want firearms, then there is only one way, and that is to buy them from the research institute.

Five through one!

The envoys of all countries returned to Honglu Temple with a heavy heart.

Not long after, they got together again to discuss whether or not to buy a firebolt?

"Prime Minister Lu, why did you Tubo support Tuyuhun?"

Xue Yantuo's envoy asked suddenly.

When the words fell, the Western Turkic envoy also looked at Lu Dongzan.

"A Tang man came to me, claiming to be the fifth surname Qiwang, and he offered good conditions, and said that you would make a move."

Lu Dongzan saw that everyone was looking at him, and after a moment of silence, he said bluntly.

"So do we!"

"I have investigated, the status of the five surnames and seven wangs in the Tang Dynasty is very high, and it is rumored that they can control the change of imperial power."

"I heard that the problems that arise in various places in Datang now are all caused by the five surnames and seven wangs, do you think we can cooperate with them?"

Xue Yantuo's envoy said in a deep voice.

When the words fell, everyone's expressions changed and they looked at each other.

"What's the use of working with them?"

"They don't have firearms after all."

Gao Tianzhi asked puzzled.

"Create problems with them, put pressure on Datang, and reduce the price of firecrackers!"

Xue Yantuo's envoy said in a deep voice.

"It's possible to put pressure on Datang, but I think it's a bit difficult to reduce the price of firecrackers."

"Moreover, don't forget the results of Tuyuhun, do we really dare to fight to the death with Datang?"

Gao Tianzhi shook his head and said.

Fang Yuan secretly sent him a message, asking him to urge the countries to buy firearms.

This is the condition of cooperation between the two, and he can only try to make the countries see the reality clearly and buy firecrackers together.

(End of chapter)